Ken Pomeroy

Ken Pomeroy
The Kenpom.com logo in 2018
EducationVirginia Tech (BS)
University of Wyoming (MS)
Occupation(s)College basketball statistician, columnist
Years active2002–present
Known forKenPom ratings
Websitekenpom.com

Ken Pomeroy is the creator of the college basketball website and statistical archive KenPom. His website includes his College Basketball Ratings, statistics for every NCAA men's Division I basketball team, with archives dating back to the 2002 season, as well as a blog about current college basketball. His work on tempo-based basketball statistics is compared by many to the work of Bill James in baseball.[1] As of the spring of 2012, Pomeroy is also an instructor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Utah.[2]

Pomeroy earned his undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech, and received a graduate degree in atmospheric science from Wyoming.[3] After working as a meteorologist for the U.S. government, he quit that job to focus full-time on his website.[4] He previously worked with the Houston Rockets, teaming up with noted advanced statistics user, general manager Daryl Morey.[5]

Pomeroy has written articles in The New York Times, ESPN.com, and Sports Illustrated. He was a co-author of The 2008-09 College Basketball Prospectus and has been an author for the past four years.

  1. ^ "KenPom's 'profound' influence on the CBB betting market". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. ^ "Ken R Pomeroy - Teaching - Faculty Profile - The University of Utah". faculty.utah.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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  4. ^ "NWS Cheyenne, WY: Office Staff". crh.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  5. ^ "Moneyball and the Houston Rockets «". grantland.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.